Tech PC help

[Nocturne]

Ok guys, so here is my problem.

Now, I dont have this problem on my laptop, so I can only assume that it is my internet setup. I actually am using a USB ASUS Wireless N wireless solution. Surfing the internet there is no problem on my PC, but if I watch stuff on youtube or really any streaming site, it takes a few moments to start to play.

Or if I use direct download links, alot of the time, they wont even start.

Like I said, I dont have a bad internet connection and I dont have these problems on my laptop or streaming from my PS3. Im thinking it's the wireless solution I went with. I am highly thinking about going and just buying a wireless card for my PC and throw that in and see if it fixes the problem (and my PC is a beast so it isnt that either).

If that is the case, what is a good wireless card I could go for?

 

[Nocturne]

I also recently hooked it up via ethernet and still have had no luck with this.

 

[Ethics]

I don't follow your issue, exactly, and really am having to piece what I can together. So, let me get this straight, the issue is on your PC but not your laptop or PS3? You are using the ASUS USB Wireless on your PC and ARE having issues browsing multimedia and a few other things with that setup? I'm assuming that the ASUS USB Wireless is an external wireless NIC?

If I got those points correct, I'd start of with a good ol' Google search of the model of wireless NIC you chose, if that doesn't turn anything up, check your drivers. Now, you said the issue persists even though you are hardwired. When you did that, I'm going to assume you also disabled the wireless NIC while testing, in which case I would say it is your router, or whatever is on the other end. Though, that doesn't seem to be the case either if the issue is only your PC. Final though of what it could be, is actually your browser. What do you use, and what version? I'll wait for some clarification, but at this point it's entirely guesses.

 

[Red Wizard]

Bypass the router. Connect the modem directly to the PC and restart the modem. If still no luck, try disabling the firewall / antivirus. That could slow things down. Close all background programs. Update drivers for the NIC.

You said streaming and downloading links are causing the slowdown. Try a different browser. Try Firefox / Opera / Chrome / or Pale Moon. I'm starting to think this is a browser issue actually. I'd say try a different browser first.